“I have no fear of the dead. Indeed in my own limited experience I have found them to produce in me a… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“I had to make water ” I said. It was the classic female excuse and no male in recorded history had ever… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“Not to be too dramatic about it, that night I slept the sleep of the damned. I dreamt of turrets and craggy… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“I waved my hand like a frantic dust mop fingers spread ludicrously wide apart as if to say “What jolly fun ”… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“I remembered Father remarking once that if rudeness was not attributable to ignorance it could be taken as a sure sign that… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“It’s not polite to ask ” he said with a slight smile. “One must never ask a policeman his secrets.” “Why not… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“I remembered that Johnson had declared portrait painting to be an improper employment for a woman. “Public practice of any art and… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“It was quite wrong of me Had I heard what I thought I’d heard or were my ears playing hob with me… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“I'll ring for Mrs. Mullet," Feely said, reaching for a velvet pull that hung near the mantelpiece, and which probably hadn't been… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“As Daffy once said, the best place to hide a glum countenance is onstage at the opera.” — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“It always surprises me after a family row to find that the world outdoors has remained the same. While the passions and… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
